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When the going gets tough, Dravid gets goingKOLKATA, MARCH 19. For Rahul Dravid the toughest questions are the ones he poses to himself. This deeply introspective cricketer, who often talks of the `Man in the Mirror,' took another step towards greatness and beyond in the City of Joy on ... Bucknor regrets having given Sachin out KOLKATA, MARCH 19. Umpire Steve Bucknor has regretted the decision of giving Sachin Tendulkar out that lent the twilight twist on the third day of the second Test between India and Pakistan at the Eden Gardens here. The Jamaican umpire told ... Narain finishes 17th in first qualifying KUALA LUMPUR, MARCH 19. Motor sport has everything to do with harmony: a balance must be struck at all times between talent and firepower. And yet more often than not, strangely enough, it isn't sufficient merely to try and optimise on both skill ... 
Sepang is tough on rookiesThe Sepang circuit is probably one of the toughest to endure in the entire season. Being a rookie, I will always be at a disadvantage in terms of experience to most of the other drivers but at Sepang it shows even more. I have spent a few days ... Cricket Sarva Seva is champion MADURAI, MARCH 19. Sarva Seva Industrial Training Centre emerged winner of the Madurai district Private ITC's cricket tournament with a 29-run win over Uypa ITC in the final here on Friday. The scores: Final: Sarva ... IOB promoted to `A' division THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 19. Indian Overseas Bank clinched the title in the Thiruvananthapuram district `B' division cricket league after winning its last match at the Medical College ground here on Saturday. IOB defeated Karamana RC `A' by 35 ... Kshitij, Mudasir slam centuries NEW DELHI, MARCH 19. Kshitij (130), Mudasir (128) and their 274-run second-wicket partnership helped South Delhi Colts beat Anand Sports by 46 runs in a Super Plate-II match of the DDCA league here. The scores: Super ... Four-wkt. win for Press XI HYDERABAD, MARCH 19. Press XI recorded a four-wicket win over MLAs XI in a friendly cricket match here today. MLAs scored 104 for three in 15 overs and Press overhauled the target losing six wickets. The scores: MLAs XI ... Binny, Patel bat well; Sivasankar scalps six CHENNAI, MARCH 19. A 134-run fourth-wicket stand between Stuart Binny (83) and S.N. Ameeth (39) helped Karnataka make 284 on the opening day of the three-day P.S. Ram Mohan Rao Trophy under-25 cricket tournament at the Chidambaram Stadium here on ... Bowlers continue to call the shots MUMBAI, MARCH 19. The Mumbai bowlers showed fierce determination to dismiss Punjab for a paltry 126 in its first innings on a dramatic second day in the Ranji Trophy semifinal at the Wankhede Stadium here on Saturday. However, after a pep talk ... Dravid's feat CHENNAI, MARCH 19. Rahul Dravid achieved the feat of a century in each innings for the second time on Saturday at the very venue where Sunil Gavaskar had scored his third and final `double', back in 1978-79. The following are instances of an ... Manohar keeps Hyderabad's hopes alive NEW DELHI, MARCH 19.Daniel Manohar kept Hyderabad's hopes alive on a day of fluctuating fortunes on the second day of the Ranji Trophy semifinal at the Karnail Singh Stadium here on Saturday. Resuming at 103 for four, Railways, which could ... Other Stories
Tennis Vishal gets past Vikram CHENNAI, MARCH 19. India's Vishal Uppal defeated compatriot Vikram Chitkara 6-4, 6-3 in the first qualifying round of the ITF $15,000 men's Futures tennis tournament at the Madras Gymkhana Club courts here on Saturday. Other ... 
Davenport blanks SharapovaINDIAN WELLS, MARCH 19. Lindsay Davenport and Kim Clijsters reached the women's final while Andre Agassi withdrew with a sore and swollen toe at the Pacific Life Open on Friday. Top-ranked Davenport crushed Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova ... 
Vinod Sridhar takes title without any fussKOLKATA, MARCH 19. India's Vinod Sridhar overwhelmed American Adam Fass in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 to claim his second ITF Futures title at the South Club here on Saturday. Seventh-seeded Sridhar, who had a shaky first round, came good at the ... Other Stories
Hockey Football Athletics Badminton Rich haul by TCBA MADURAI, MARCH 19. The Temple City Badminton Academy boys and girls bagged most of the titles in the district-level badminton tournament for schools, conducted by the Madurai Unit of the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, at the MGR Race ... Other Stories
Basketball Billiards & Snooker Joshi battles past Bolton MALTA, MARCH 19. The IBSF World Billiards Time Format Championship, which reached the semifinal stage, will have an Indian champion. Devendra Joshi and Ashok Shandilya pulled off nail-biting victories against Australia's Mathew Bolton and Malta's ... Chess Svidler downs Leko MONACO, MARCH 19. Defending champion Alexander Morozevich and his Russian compatriot Peter Svidler opened their campaign with victories in the Amber blindfold and rapid chess tournament at the Monte Carlo Grand Hotel here on Saturday. On day ... Generalia PAU (Ludhiana) claims honours THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, MARCH 19. Punjab Agricultural University (Ludhiana), with 16 points, claimed the overall title as the sixth all-India inter-agriculture universities sports and games meet concluded at the Vellayani Agriculture College ground ... Other Stories
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